Leather Jackets: Post Pictures of the Best You've Seen/Owned?



aether said:

arent they impossible to find?

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not if you know a guy in pakistan



Uncontrol said:

Black 5-zip in a non-**** leather is supposedly very hard to come by now, actually.

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Yeah. I've been hearing an increasing number of complaints about the quality control of the more recent versions lately.

I think the 5-zip is a jacket more about fit than style, really. It's cut like a box and would look like **** on someone like me.

The Julius adaptation suffered from the incredibly short asian sleeves the brand used before F/W 10 or so and also had inferior leather compared to their usual calf or lamb, in my opinion.



modalsaliency said:

The Julius adaptation suffered from the incredibly short asian sleeves the brand used before F/W 10 or so and also had inferior leather compared to their usual calf or lamb, in my opinion.

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Are you talking about the Julius 5-zip? Because it had super long sleeves and pretty nice lamb

I suppose it depends on body type. I tried it on in size 1 and the sleeves fell to where you'd expect a blazer to, whereas most Julius from the last few years fits fine.

I definitely thought the sheepskin was flimsy though. IIRC they used two different suppliers for lamb before settling on the current one they use in I think FW 09, and I remember disliking that one.

Edit: It was washed by a previous owner though, so maybe that fucked with the sleeves more than the hem.



modalsaliency said:

I suppose it depends on body type. I tried it on in size 1 and the sleeves fell to where you'd expect a blazer to, whereas most Julius from the last few years fits fine.

I definitely thought the sheepskin was flimsy though. IIRC they used two different suppliers for lamb before settling on the current one they use in I think FW 09, and I remember disliking that one.

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Aren't you like over 6'4 and like your sleeves insanely long (judging by the toj you ordered)? Seems pretty obvious a Julius size 1 probably wouldn't suit your requirements...

I'm 6'1, and just because I like long sleeves doesn't mean I'm mentally marsupialed and am unable to know where they should fall on normal jackets.

NN's fits fine, obviously, though I don't know his height. Shrug.



nicelynice said:

Are you talking about the Julius 5-zip? Because it had super long sleeves and pretty nice lamb

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besides the slighly long sleeves which i personally dont mind, i have to say that its near a perfect fit imno

They have a really nice 5-zip in their NYC store for $2,000 that I've been thinking about buying. They only have one in my size, definitely won't be able to make it this weekend with the storm; hopefully it isn't sold by next weekend. The one in-store is more like this, but a little different from what I remember:



The sales rep told me they were getting all sorts of complaints and whatnot about the fit of the 5-zip and the sizing of the sleeves so they tried to slim it down a bit more this season; I wish I would have taken pics, but it didn't make me feel like it was a boxy jacket.

Slightly off-topic, but has anyone seen that "limited edition" denim 5-zip? Has anyone bought it from this forum? Every site I check out has the same text from the E-boutique written and that's it.


Also, in the event that Margiela sells out of that 5-zip, do you think I'd be able to find something in RO for around that same price range?



Berzerk91 said:

do you think I'd be able to find something in RO for around that same price range?

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easily, RO goes on forums/ebay under 2k ALL the time.

That's true. But just as a personal preference if I'm spending that much on a jacket I'd rather try it on in-store and have the option of returning it easily.

Berzerk91, still looks boxy to me, then again i like everything to look like its spray painted on

also the leather looks a little too lux for that kind of jacket, would have preferred some subtle treatment

Oh yeah, that one is actually pretty old and I just googled it before posting. I just meant the color scheme with the silver zips and the smooth blackish/grey leather. I'll see if I can make it to the city next weekend and get some actual pics.

via SZ

perfect styling on this rick jacket

jesus christ



Uncontrol said:

jesus christ

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Who do you think is paying Rick's bills? RO leathers are essentially Nordstrom fare at this point. They even got a full page NYT style section feature a while back. It's the leather jacket of choice for MILFy chicks all over the more expensive suburbs. Not a joke.

When it's on Mr. Porter/net-a-porter... nothing wrong with it, just the natural progression of a company.